I am emailing today on a Tuesday because my companion was sick this whole last week! The poor girl has bronchitis and spent last night in the hospital. She is spending another night as well. I begged and begged Sister Makasi to allow me to stay at the hospital and sleep there with her last night. The request was granted, and I got to stay with her! Hopefully I will get to again tonight. Prayers for my sweet companion 
We had a very eye opening and spiritual experience on Tuesday evening. We were coming home from the area and we got to a stop light. Here in Zimbabwe, a lot of the stoplights don't have an arrow that signals when you can turn, but you just yield to the green light. There was a car in front of me and he was trying to go. The light started to turn red, so because it was clear, he went. I usually follow the cars that are right in front of me, because it gives a moment for me to go. In a split second, something told me very strong and intensely not to go. That car in front of me was hit by a car who ran a red light. Sister Lalampaa and I replayed the situation over and over again in our heads. We know that if I would've pulled out, we would have been involved and hit as well. I KNOW that Heavenly Father watches over us. I am grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost who warns us and protects us. Tender mercy of the week.
On Sunday, a member was bearing his testimony. He spoke about how he had a bad day on Saturday, and just planned ahead of time that he was not going to come to church. When he got off work, he went and visited a part member family. We are teaching their son, Panashe.
Panashe is progressing well, but has never come to church. When this member came to visit them, Panashe asked if he was coming to church tomorrow. The member had to think about it for a sec, but he told us that he couldn't even tell him that he wasn't going to come. This member brought Panashe to church for the first time, and he loved it. I am grateful for the members and the help they give us missionaries. It was a sweet story that I thought you would love to hear.
Our week was crazy cause we were in and out of the hospital... but we got to celebrate Halloween before Sister Lalampaa got sick. Zimbabwe doesn't have any pumpkins. So we got creative and carved watermelons! We ate watermelon until we were sick, and had so much fun with the carved watermelons.
This week was full of tender mercies and comfort from a loving Father in heaven. I know he lives and is in the details of our lives. He wants us to be safe and happy. The gospel is the thing that does it for us!!! Keep on the covenant path and always do what is right. The Lord will always lead and guide us as we do so. Sister Lalampaa shared something with me that really stuck out to me. She said,"When we make and keep sacred covenants with the Lord, it helps us to greater hear the whispering of the Holy Ghost." Oh how grateful I am for the temple and the covenants we make there. The blessings and power it gives us helps us in this crazy world that we live in.
I love you!!
Sister Kershaw
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